Channel Orange

I’ve listened to this album on and off since around the time it was released, although not as often the past few years. It is still excellent, its sound hasn’t aged poorly.

Frank has a great sound

Honestly I am kind of amazed that I never really listened to this record when it came out. It was the hottest shit and everyone was into it. I don't know what I was expecting this record to be but this isn't it. This is lovely and interesting and strange. It's in one of those sweet spots where you could play it at a party or at dinner or while you're cleaning or while you're doing homework. I love that. I could obviously do without the John Mayer feature but tbh I didn't even notice it when it was happening and only when I looked at the track listing so there's that. The Andre 3000 feature is dope.

I've listened to very little R&B, but I enjoyed this quite a bit. I like that it varies up its song structures and borrows from a bunch of musical styles, from soul to funk to that bit in Pyramids where it turns into a buzzy electronic song. It helps that Frank Ocean has a good voice and good lyrics. The bit on Crack Rock about drug addiction leading to your family not trusting you to hold a baby anymore is a good example. There's a level of detail and specificity that makes it come off as honest.

Very lovely, never listened to the full album. Some real classic songs on here for me.

I have listened to this album a ton. Super sick when it came out but I am not as into it anymore.

A quintessential summer album of the 2010's, feels like sun on my skin at the park Best Song: Sweet Life Worst Song: N/A

This album would be for mi mandarina linda if I ever had one

It’s good, love the variety of songs on this album. Seems to have been captured at just the right time and place.

R&B has always been a very hit or his genre for me, with greats like Marvin Gaye or Stevie Wonder being masters of not only their craft, but tend to run circles around others, whilst groups in the 90s tend to annoy me at best, be some of the worst music I've heard at worst. When we get to the modern era of R&B, however, I'll admit I'm very in the dark. I mean, I know artists like Drake hit those mainstream checkmarks to count as a R&B artist, and there are smaller cases of stuff I know, but it is assuredly a blind spot in my music taste. So, here comes Frank Ocean to open up that horizon a bit more for me. Now, I obviously know of Frank Ocean (although I'll admit I didn't know the difference between him and Billy Ocean at first) but I had literally never heard a single track by him, other than a meme video parodying it back in the Vine days, so this was a new experience. However, I knew the modern classic that is Blonde existed, and plan to listen to it very soon, but I knew very little about this release. Frank Ocean with this single album, though, has completely opened my eyes to one of my blindspots. That's not to say I now know every little thing on the genre; Hell, this is technically "alternative," so it could very well not represent the genre at all, but at the very least this release puts into perspective a big portion of music I've been sleeping on, and I hope to correct that soon. The instrumentation is catchy and funky whilst still oozing you into the groove, no drugs needed, and can allow any emotion to seep into the music without much issue. Ocean's lyrics are also very poignant, reflecting on moments that are easy to relate to whilst still having a deep sense of personal feeling sfrom him himself. Every feature also fits into the album perfectly, never being overused to make up for what may be lacking elsewhere. It is a very cohesive project that is extremely good at its own art. Not every track is something worth going crazy over, and I do think that is the biggest flaw here, is variation. There is plenty of changes in tempo and subject matter, but it all feels like one coat of paint, and that would be great on a shorter record, but at almost an hour long, things can wear thin in seemingly random places. The amount of interludes feel unnecessary, and it can sometimes feel like the same style of track get thrown back-to-back, rather than being spaced out, leading to awkward pacing, but when this album gets it right, it really nails it. If there's one thing this album does for me, its that it gets me hyped for Blonde better than any one figure's word of mouth does, and I'll be looking into listening to that record in the coming days. Until then, this was a solid venture into unknown territory.

It's hard to say that this album is bad. It dances on the line of great and bad so well. Frank really has a thing for hyper specific pop culture references, awkward spoken word, and ectremely literal descriptions of life. But the sound is great throughout, and sometimes when the sound, vocals and lyrics intertwine it really feels like an all time classic record. At the very least, it's one I'll revisit in the future.

Nice surprise! Although it's not my style, I rate these kind of surprises with ⭐⭐⭐⭐

I had never listened to Frank Ocean before, I really liked this album. I can definitely hear the Stevie Wonder influence, and the tune Sierra Leone could almost be on Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On” album. I did think that “Pyramids” went on too long and that the end of the album slowed down too much, although I did like all the songs, just felt that there could have been some more variety in the feels/tempos on the tail end. Overall though I enjoyed this album very much.

I really liked this album but did not care for the last three songs

Great voice, great chill vibe to this album. I particularly enjoyed Pyramid, Crack Rock, Lost, Bad Religion and Pilot Jones

Mellow artful R&B perfection. Every song weaves its own fascinating story. Love the beats and his buttery-smooth vocals. I have listened to this one before and loved it for a long time so I am biased. Even if he doesn’t know how to perform live. Best song: Pyramids

Muy elegante. 4/5

Chill, enjoyable album typical of early 2010s rnb/hip hop featuring simple samples and a strong emphasis on aesthetically pleasing lead vocals in the style of John legend.

A fascinating R&B fusion record that incorporates storytelling, singing, and samples to communicate honest perspectives on a range of modern experiences. Frank Ocean has impressive vocal capabilities, jumping from tenor to falsetto range for acrobatic dynamic control. The beats are mostly minimal, but serve as a driving vehicle for the vocal hooks and verses, which are impactful and catchy. Frank Ocean weaves his lyrics nimbly between humor and solemnity, and his guest features match the tone. A genre-bending triumph of a concept album. This was my first official foray into Frank Ocean, though I recognized tracks along the ride, and I really enjoyed it. The interlude tracks were a highlight too, and the features (Andre3000 and John Mayer especially) contributed a lot to the story. Stand out tracks include “Thinkin Bout You”, “Super Rich Kids”, “Crack Rock”, “Pyramids”, “White”, and “Bad Religion”.

greatest artist for me

Really a beautiful album that I probably should have revisited more times since its release. Definitely deserving of the accolades it got back then. Frank has such an effortlessly cool and understated vocal style, really enjoyed listening through this.

Any album that has a 9+ minute song I actually like deserves high praise. I remember this album being a critical darling when it came out, but for some reason I never listened. I’m glad this exercise forced me to do so cuz I really liked it! We had a family dance party to Pyramids this evening. Plus, there’s a love song to Forrest Gump. Maybe it’s a metaphor or some dumb shit, but I like to think Frank is literally in love with Forrest. Maybe a tad long front to back, but there’s too much good shit for anything less than a 4 in my mind. 4/5

Toen dit uitkwam in 2012 heb ik vaak gelezen dat dit zo’n goed album was. Dat is het ook zeker, met het muzikale Pyramids als hoogtepunt.

Pleasantly surprised by this album

Another very strong 4 - we’ve been on a bit of a roll as of late. There are some skits/interludes in here that don’t add anything for me but otherwise it’s a really solid record, with the big singles being clear highlights but the supporting tracks adding a lot to the vibe as well. Side note: why do Frank Ocean and SZA both low-key want to fuck Forrest Gump?

Fantastic album - imma need that new music soon my squire.

POV a tomato just flew around your room

Wouldn’t it be funny if ‘Crack Rock’ was called Black Cock. 4.5/5

Absolutely love this one. Not only is it groovy but (TMI warning) it is like the best sex music ever to be produced.

Spannendes Abwechslungsreiches Album. Werde ich definitiv öfters hören.

Not an album I have heard before. Interesting start with the video game sounds. Think it's great that it is a full album, not just singles. And there are some "filler" tracks.

Great album. Very little fat.

is the best

Modern klassiker.

Never gave it a shot when it came out but I really dug it. This kind of music isn't really my style, but the production and his lyrics actually did it for me, which is very against how I usually am.

Wel goed, niet helemaal mijn genre

Un tipo de R&B suave. Me ha gustado.

Smooth

Good album with some big tunes like Lost, Pyramids (with legendary beat switch) and of course Pink Matter. The only downside is that Blonde (2016) is simply better than this.

Some bangers I already knew and really like, but I didn't love any of the songs I didn't already know. Good vibes but a lil boring sometimes

Smoove

This is a really impressive album. Lots of interesting sounds, and lots of just straight up good songs. I would have enjoyed more hooks throughout, but I'm sort of a dummy like that. I don't know how often I'll come back to this, but I quite enjoyed my listen.

- Great singing and feels vibes - Slow for me to listen to on a regular basis, but Frank is talented

- this guy’s kind of a jerk-off but damn can he sing - sometimes feels like the song and/or lyrics lacks structure - there are some absolute bangers on here

Music for making love to. Will get this on in Spain. Might have got 5 stars had I listened to it whilst balls deep.

Album flowed really nicely, enjoyed it from start to end!

Shout out to Frankie Ocean. Big fan. My favorite of the albums we’ve listened to so far (I know, not a ton…).

Quite liked this, liked the singing, the lyrics, the whole mood of the album. The only nitpick is that a lot of the songs seemed to have the same kind of rhythm/flow to them — I didn’t dislike it so much as that I was hoping for more variety.

Thinkin Bout You is an all-timer. The rest of the album doesn’t quite hold up to the standard set there, for me. Plenty good, but nothing that gets to that high. Bad Religion comes closest.

The lyrics are so dumb, but the music is pleasant to listen to. It also just reminds me of a fun time in my life. :)

I have listened to this previously. There are so many great songs of this project. Standouts for me are "Sweet Life", "Super Rich Kids", "Crack Rock", "Pyramids" and "Pink Matter". I think "Crack Rock" is probably my favourite off the album. Great lyrics and beat to boot. The lyrics are effortless and find a way to be relatable even if you have not experienced what Frank Ocean is talking about.

A nice change from the older albums over the last while! I've never got myself to listen modern RnB albums, so this was a great chance to properly listen to a whole great modern album. I loved the framing of the album, with the short radio/tv interlude. It was like each track is a new show, a different channel, but really effectively done. Highlights included Sweet Life, Super Rich Kids, Lost and Bad Religion

Very nice will listen again

I didn’t understand the hype around Frank Ocean until I listened to Pyramids (and the bonus commentary provided graciously by my friend Ayva), realizing that it is, indeed, a fantastic song. Arguably one of the greats, although Bad Religion is my personal favorite. I’m like everyone else now, patiently waiting for his third, more and more convinced that it will be as remarkable as his previous two.

I always wanted to like Frank Ocean but never could, until now. First listen left me wanting more but second listen making breakfast and cleaning hit the spot

B+ Start 3 Thinkin Bout You 5 Fertilizer 3 Sierra Leone 4 Sweet Life 4 Not Just Money 3 Super Rich Kids 4 Pilot Jones 3 Crack Rock 3 Pyramids 5 Lost 4 White 3 Monks 4 Bad Religion 5 Pink Matter 5 Forrest Gump 4 End 1 Great album. I was very happy when I saw it. Anything post-2010 feels so refreshing at this point.

Good

Liked it better than I thought I would but it became bit repetitive.

There are some great performances here but the production is a bit lackluster. Most of the tracks end up sounding the same except for a few standouts like Lost and Pyramids, which are my highlights off this album. Fortunately, his voice is just so good on some of these tracks I forget about the production and just get absorbed. It evens out.

I never listened to this because: A) I don't really like modern R&B; B) I never liked Odd Future, and this got mixed up in all the hype around them. Hey, it's a pleasant surprise! The music/production is good, and is really eclectic in an understated kind of way. It picks over R&B, hip-hop, soul, funk, and rock, but smooths them all together into a low- to mid-energy collage paste. Call me crazy, but it's like the R&B equivalent of vaporwave. The vocals and songwriting are really good! I love delivery and arrangement and the vocals; they are really clean and expressive, but arranged kinda organically to give a laid-back feel. The Andre 3000 feature is pretty killer. 4*

Solid, would listen to again

I enjoyed this album quite a bit. It is by no means my favorite music, but I might incorporate it into music I drive to sometimes.

Yes.

Not my kind of music but I liked it

Incredibly sensational. Production is amazing. I have genuinely no complaints, although I find that the album doesn’t stick with me as much as I’d hope. A really beautiful project. 4/5

Interesting and engaging thoughout and likably offbeat, with nice mix of big/bouncy and small/pecuilar beats ("Pyramids" has both). And he's a great singer. "Crack Rock," "Sierra Leone," "Super Rich Kids," "Sweet Life," and "Lost" are all better than good and approaching great. Might be slightly too determined to parade its own quirks and idiosyncracies and not sure how soon the synthy efects will sound dates, but one's fully in support of Frank O letting his freak flag fly. A memorable and important record that smoothly and winningly fused multiple trends in modern music. Will be interesting to see if his career trajectory is more like Prince, whose vocals he mimics somewhat too closely at times, or Stevie Wonder or perhaps Janelle Monae.

overall i really like this album, loved a lot of the songs when it first came out and those same songs i still really love. i liked the experience of listening to it as an album and in its entirety, it felt fresh, original and just very cool: frank ocean also has an unreleased song that lives in my heart as one of the best songs ever made.

Remember first listening to this late in highschool. One of the first R&B albums I ever heard and it stuck with me. Not quite as tight as Blonde, but just as soulful. *Heard before

Good beats, pretty chill

Amazing, some of bangers

Not my kind of music

At first glance, it’s “EasyJet: The Album”. On just slightly closer inspection, it’s the record that remodelled R&B and neo-soul in its own image, becoming one of the most acclaimed albums of the 2010s. Frank Ocean has only released one album since “Channel Orange” (2016’s “Blonde”), but what a hit ratio that is. As the world waits with bated breath to see whether he’ll ever top his previous work, it’s nice to take a deep dive into this full-length debut. Opening with the start-up tones of the PlayStation- a sure fire way to hook nostalgic millennials yearning for simpler times- we swing straight into the somber, soulful “Thinkin Bout You”. Immediately, the main attraction is Ocean’s vocal: rich, melodic, a pristine falsetto in the chorus, lovely subtle distortion and delay. The rest of the track is a fairly sparse trap ballad, but it tells us all we need to know: Frank Ocean has arrived, and he’s putting the best stuff upfront. “Fertilizer” is a fun interlude of a cover, and “Sierra Leone” continues the downbeat mood established in the opening, but then “Sweet Life” is arresting: what began as a low-key, mellow album suddenly bursts into a soaring, full bodied chorus as if Ocean couldn’t hold it back any longer. There’s a heavy dose of Stevie Wonder’s golden age in the vocal attack, social commentary and lush arrangement. Then, after the “Bennie and the Jets” adjacent “Super Rich Kids”, the lush sweeping soul of “Pilot Jones”, and the drum-heavy filler “Crack Rock”, we reach the album centrepiece in “Pyramids”. A ten minute epic in two halves, it recontextualises the downfall of Cleopatra in modern day, as a woman working at the Pyramid nightclub to make ends meet. It’s like R&B’s answer to Genesis’s “The Cinema Show”, forty years later (left-field prog comparison that should never be made again, but I couldn’t resist). The second half of the album is even stronger for me, with some standout individual tracks coming close to pop perfection. “Lost” is a catchy synth-driven number; “Monks” is a whirlwind of propulsive energy; “Bad Religion” is overflowing with emotion and makes excellent use of the organ; “Forrest Gump” is a lovely lightweight hook in the home stretch. Across the record, Earl Sweatshirt, Andre 3000 and John Mayer provide serviceable guest slots in what I’d consider slightly more forgettable tracks, but this is Ocean’s joint all the way. If he never rises to his former glories again, we’ll always have the joy of “Channel Orange” to come back to: what a gift.

Muy buen sonido, me gustó demasiado ☺️

I didn't know how to feel about this one going in, just because Frank Ocean is a name I've heard but had no association with what his music sounded like. But I actually found myself enjoying this quite a bit. Very chill, cool production. Frank's voice is great! I feel like I remember this album getting a lot of hype at the time, and I think it's deserved. Even a decade later, you can see how much of an impact he had on the course of popular music. I feel like I hear this DNA in a lot of what I hear today in general.

The hysteria over this record is maybe a tad overblown, but it IS really good, just maybe not transcendent.

Very enjoyable, quite chill album that was good easy listening.

Great album

At ten years old this album the sounds on this album are not as common today as they were in 2012. Channel Orange is a solid representative of the new soul sound: kinda druggy, kinda sad, kinda horny. Frank's voice sounds good and the songs -- though numerous -- keep my interest through the whole record.

Leziz Overall:7.8

Really enjoyed this album! Some of my favorite songs are Thinkin bout You, Sweet Life, Super Rich Kida, and Lost.

Love

Very fun listen. Would go back

4.5 stars. Expands the bounds of R&B by incorporating psychedelic, soul, jazz elements. Extremely listenable while also creative and not lacking in depth. "Pyramids" is the standout but there's not a bad track.

Possibly the best, might be a little less strong at the end

Very melodic with hip hop mixed in.

Pyramids, Bad Religion, Pink Matter were probably my favorites :)

Wow nice can’t believe I’ve missed out on this for so long. Sometimes the lyrics seem a bit low effort but overall this is so good!!!! Love the singing and music

Great upbeat, varied album, and Frank Ocean has a magnificent voice.

No standout tracks, but taken as a whole, great sound and a well mixed album. Thoroughly enjoyed this one

Frank manages to make me feel nostalgia for memories I have never had. Great collection of pop songs. I have now come around to the fact the Blonde is better though. Pyramids is still his best song.

Incredible voice, really cool and interesting artistic choices, but kinda horny for my tastes.

Nice :)

solid R&B album with interesting instrumental parts

Nice listen and surprisingly fresh as it is already over a decade old. Crack Rock, Pyramids, and Monks were favorites. Mellow and relaxing vibe over the whole album but also funky and rhythmic. Definitely a good album to put on if you want to kick back. Also he has a good singing voice-brought me back to when I first heard songs in the key of life.My first listen to a Frank Ocean album.

Didn’t did the falsetto so much, but really like the back half, have a few new songs on playlists.

Solid storytelling, a smooth, beautiful voice, simple but effective arrangements and grade-A production. At times I was getting Prince vibes. I've heard this album a few times before but have never been a Frank Ocean stan. Maybe I should listen to him a little more often.

Sierra Leone, Sweet Life, White

Soul-jazz-funky vibes sometimes. Well used interludes between main songs with what seems like random recordings.

A classic album

An amazing debut album - Thinkin' bout you, Sweet Life and Pyramids are top tracks for me. Frank Ocean doesn't miss.

First time listening to this album and it fully exceeded my expectations. I don't even really care for R&B all that much but really enjoyed it. The last several songs kind of feel short, so it ended on a little bit of a downer for me, but I was really surprised how much I enjoyed this.

Good music. Too long tho

i love u frank

Classic album

Amazing album. A bit too long.

Respectable album 2010 luku R&B, chilling and wibing sääntö uhkana mutta selvittää jotenkin.. Death of music death of indie.. Kiitos please 2010 luku ja ajanjatkumo tuonu jotain hyvää ihmisille..

Wonderful album, the first album I've listened to by Frank Ocean, and I love his voice! My favorite song from the album was Sweet Life.

Unsure: part of me wants to love this album as it's something and popular in this list especially in comparison to other album I've listened to. It's not my favorite recent rap album but honestly some of the samples on lyrics flow really nicely into each other. I can somewhat see the hype behind Frank Ocean but I'll give him some more time to cook before a definitive opinion.

4.0

chill

Great album. Fresh. Some lows, lots of highs.

I haven't listened to this all the way through in a long time, I forgot how good it is. Almost every song is a classic

Beautiful vocals, amazing production, and interesting concept. Channel Orange is a fun, yet thematically deep album from one of my favourite artists.

Chill but catchy, with rich arrangements and a bit of a burned out old school vibe, which I really like. Lyrically frank (pun not intended) and compelling, with surprising emotional rawness and a willingness to go quite dark. Fave Songs: Pyramids, Thinkin Bout You, Sweet Life, Bad Religion, Pink Matter, Crack Rock

I love the Street Fighter opening. This isn't my usual go-to genre, yet it's hard to argue with Ocean's smooth voice and mellow beats.

Sweet R&B sounds. Wish YouTube had a better option for playing it...

Had a lot of great songs but unfortunately didn’t really flow that well as an album

pretty good! wasn’t crazy about forest grump or sweet life. lot of filler interludes. and john mayer LMAO i’m glad they didn’t have him sing. but ya pretty good album!

Quite good. Way better than I expected. Not super structured, almost like hip-hop/rap/jazz.

There’s so much happening on this album, it can be easy to miss the good stuff. I feel this way about everything Ocean touches. Dude has a voice like Jesus, but I usually find myself getting sidetracked by the songs content, most of which I’ve just never been too interested in, and then I forget just how good the arrangements and vocals actually are. Yeah, this album is a modern classic. To me, some tracks feel a bit empty, and maybe there could be 10-15 minutes shaved off here, but the rest is good enough to forgive that.

I had heard all about this album but never taken the time to listen to it. I do think I like it, though I am not sure when/if I would revisit it or not. It's a different kind of R&B that feels fresh and not as stale.

I can tell it's a very good album, but it's been overhyped for me. Will listen again with probably a different rating so I'll give it the rating I think it deserves objectively.

High 4, but not quite a 5 in my opinion. I feel like it will definitely grow on me, I enjoyed it a decent bit, but it didn’t blow me away. I’ll give it another listen some day, but for now, I’m sticking with my rating.

A trust in an idea and a collection of brilliant collaborators. A fascinating juxtaposition and combination of youthful spirit with old R&B soul. Truely novel.

Really enjoyed this one. The song are just.. good. I could see myself listening to this pretty regularly. I think I'd like to stumble upon most of these songs on random, and less in the context of a full album though. Still, good album. 3.8/5

Very good

J'avais prévu d'écrire ma critique sur le récent mariage de Charles le Pirate, que vous connaissez sûrement pour être l'une des très mauvaises fréquentations d'eltrapeze, mais j'ai finalement décidé de me raviser en raison des poursuites pour diffamation auxquelles je m'expose.

Après trois ans d'interdiction par Robert d'écouter l'album Channel Orange de Frank Ocean tant que celui ci n'était pas généré, jai pu aujorud'hui vivre un moment d'exception en relançantle divin morceau Pyramids. Merci à mon maître Robert de m'avoir sevré de la sorte.

Frank is one of the most talented artists to emerge in the 21st century and I deeply respect his art (although he seems to kind of disrespect his fans in his public image). Channel orange is undoubtedly a fantastic album and has some brilliantly written and memorable songs with an amazing voice. Even though I don’t usually listen to it in full regularly I think i can give this album 4 stars based on its merits

Having heard nothing that I knew of by Frank Ocean and having no idea what to expect, I was nicely surprised by this. It has really blending of urban beats and soulful melodies that works just right for me.

I didn't realise that this album is over 10 years old! It feels as though Channel Orange has permeated our consciousness without being too overbearing, in my opinion. Frank Ocean isn't someone who I would normally gravitate towards, however I can appreciate what this album has done for hip-hop, soul and R&B in a modern context. Best: Lost Worst: Pyramids

R&B is not normally my kind of music but I warmed up to this, especially when I realized these weren’t the usual R&B lyrics.

Les premiers échantillons m’ont intéressée; ensuite j’ai été réticente, car le r&b me laisse plutôt de glace; mais finalement j’ai aimé la recherche et l’originalité. C’est caressant et enveloppant

very good very nice, did want to kill my self at some points though

Great album with some amazing songs like Thinking About You, Bad Religion, and my personal favorite, Pyramids. On top of the innovative instrumentals, Frank's stream of consciousness style lyrics turn the song into an intimate space where he explores life, love, and lust. Ultimately, though, the same stream of consciousness style holds back the album as there are points where it is a little too loose and freeform for my liking. Easy 4/5 and nearly a 5/5 for me

It’s alright.It’s pretty slow but frank ocean has a great voice and some of the songs have good hooks.I wasn’t super focused on the lyrics so maybe I’m missing something.

El álbum debut del cantante y compositor de Odd Future Frank Ocean nos deja en claro de inmediato por qué el talentosísimo artista se ganó el amor de la crítica y los fanáticos del R&B, Soul y la música alternativa por igual. Se puede argumentar incluso, en ocasiones, que este disco de 2012 envejeció bastante mejor que su seguidor “blond”. Un indispensable para cualquier melómano, simplemente una obra maestra. Un track destacado e imperdible de este disco es “Pyramids”, o en su defecto “Super Rich Kids”.

This might be a 5 at some point. I know I should say something (and it’s nice that I got two 4s in a row— it might be the first time) but I don’t have many comments about it. I like this one more than Blonde, which is surprisingly not on the 1001 List.

Lit as hell

Album hyper visionnaire, on peine à croire qu'il a été publié en 2012.

Hmmmm nykyhetkessä antaisin ehkä kolme tähteä, mut nostalgian takia yks lisää. B-puoli on yllättävästi parempi! Lost klassikkobiisi. Ihan hauskoja sanoituksia, vaikkei superoivaltavia, kaunista laulua.

The kind of music cool people listen to. I can't wait to bmget caught tapping my foot singing along to "crack rock crack rock crack rock"

It really stands out from other genre albums of the era

Täähän oli varsin hyvä vaikka karasatankin yleensä ”nykyhiphopin” suuntaan. 4/5

Acceptable. Actually some melodies are cool.

It's not as great or as interesting as he thinks it is. But it does give off the same sort of vibes you get from watching Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Trippy in a good way, but you'd like to tell the guy to just get over it.

I had a pretty hard time getting into this album until Sweet Life and it suddenly clicked. I fell in love with this project and Pyramids was an exceptionally strong track to me despite the length of it.

I've vibed to this more than I thought I would. Definitely gets hyped as a game changing album and some of the production highlights that. That being said I'm not mind-blown in some crazy way like people are with it. But I definitely enjoyed it. Crack Rock was my fav. Damn Lost is a banger Ooo Andre 3k Liked this more than I thought I would. Obligatory fuck Frank Ocean tho.

It was good in the beginning but the quality sorta started dipping after a bit

The more I listen to it, the better it gets. At first it was a 3/5, but now it's a 4. "Sweet Life" is my favourite

Some great songs here, Pilot Jones, Crack Rock. I wanted to back and listen again ad soon as it famished

Funky fresh rhymes. Nostalgic and honest. Highlight: Pyramids.

Vibes are high in general, some famous bangers (thinking bout you/lost) for sure, album keeps a chill vibe. Lyrically surprisingly deep (for me personally), intermissions kinda unnecessary but worthwhile in a whole listen-through. Definitely some songs added to playlists

I've listened to this album before, but for some reason, during my first listen, it didn't really stick out to me. However, this time, this album really stuck the landing with me. The music is beautiful, Frank Ocean's vocals are fantastic, and the lyrical content is deep and meaningful. This is a great album from start to finish, and I really enjoyed listening to it. "Sweet Life" and "Pyramids" were my favorite tracks, and I'm looking forward to listening to this again soon.

I like some modern R&B, but I think a lot of it is weak. I had heard of Frank Ocean but never gotten around to listening to him. The start of my listening did not go well. The first half of the album is the weaker half, and in particular, I was not impressed with "Thinkin Bout You", the big hit from the first half. I thought, this is typical, overrated R&B. But then the second half rolled around. This is good. Quite. (I revisited "Thinkin Bout You", thinking I might have missed something. I don't think so. It seems like a standard modern R&B song that might be a hit on pop radio but that isn't anything special, but the second half of this album saves the album.)

Me gustó bastante. Había oído cosas buenas sobre la música de Frank Ocean, y no me decepcioné, terminó siendo exactamente lo que esperaba. Aunque la primer mitad me parece un poco floja, la segunda es increíble. Por ello le doy 4 a la hora de escribir esto

Loved this! Can’t believe I didn’t listen to this before now.

I will never like this album as much as seemingly everyone my age does. And that's okay. I never have understood why I don't seem to like Frank Ocean as much as everyone else. I mean... talk about iconic stuff. Hits packed with hits. Every song on this album is a soundtrack song for nearly everyone in my life, especially around college. And I appreciate the "album"-ness of it. It feels cohesive, directed, Frank's singing is iconic. Beyond that... yeah? I just don't find myself coming back to it. Nothing against the record at all, it's just not something I connect with. And it's not over-the-line enough for me to be stunned, track to track, like a good kid m.A.A.d city, which came out right around the same time and for whatever reason I unfairly compare against. Were my standards way too high for this era? I lived through it. This was a special time for music, and everywhere you looked there was a brilliant concept. At least, that's how it felt. This one feels like we're getting a taste of that, but it's maybe too sleepy for me. I dunno. Maybe I'm just standing outside the coronation, feeling a little disoriented or sour for no good reason. Still, great. 4/5

It has been [5] years since the last Frank Ocean album. On April 26th 2012, Frank Ocean tweeted "5 albums before 30". To date, he has released [3] albums and a mixtape. He is currently [35]. This is how Frank Ocean fans tend to talk about him, and for good reason. Ocean creates some of the most captivating R&B over the 2010's. Every song explores a new dimension of sound without feeling too disjointed or removed from R&B roots. The greatest aspect of Ocean's songwriting is, by far, his lyricism. While he certainly has a great ear for production and instrumentals, his lyrics reveal how much a wordsmith he truly is. Ocean is distinctly in touch with his feelings and the people around him, making for damn good songs. Combined with how the songs are structured, Channel Orange is an album that made a man into a legend.

Real good

Groovy and different, at once smooth and likably woozy. One digs deeply the interesting vibes and space-age feels of deconstructed R&B. "Crack Rock" and "Pyramids" and "Lost" are particularly good/dope. The vocals are terrific throughout – FO's got a great voice, straight up. One isn't exactly swept away by the narrative, likely because seems pretty far outside the target audience. Still, high quality is consistent, though one's not fully convinced that the synths and SFX will age all that well. A bit more conventional flow woulda added muchly in countering the willful obliqueness.

Yoooo det jo Frank :))

I really enjoyed the album. Chill and good vibes

Although not every single songs hits 100% for me, I still definitely love this album with my whole heart. Another one from my high school years that I remember bumping while driving around with my pals. Very fond memories of this and will consistently come back to Frank forever. 8/10

When I first read Frank Ocean this morning, my old ass associated it with Billy Ocean, the 80's pop singer. Once I realized that's not who it was, I realized I've never heard of Frank Ocean before. From my research, I learned that Pharell Williams helped produce this album, and there is a song on here that features Andre 3000. I'm a big fan of Pharell, and Outkast! Pharell has quite an ear for new music, so I figured this would be a good listen today. Frank Ocean is an R&B/hip hop/pop singer. The first few songs didn't really captivate me. They were heavier to the R&B side of the spectrum, and I am not a fan of "modern" R&B, so I didn't know what to think. But once the song Sweet Life came on, it was all uphill from there! Frank's sound reminds me of a cross between Childish Gambino, John Legend, and The Weeknd. It is obvious that Frank isn't one of these fly by night artists that are so commonplace these days. Frank has a good ear for what music should be, and is a real talent for sure!! The only downfall of this album is the fact that hip hop/R&B artists are obsessed with putting skits on their records. They do nothing except distract from the flow of the record. They are annoying as fuck. Overall, however, this was a phenomenal album! I was pleasantly surprised, and will 100% listen again. I actually listened to it twice today! Favorite songs: Pyramids, Super Rich Kids, Crack Rock, Sweet Life, Pilot Jones, Lost Least favorite songs: all of the stupid fucking skits (Start, Fertilizer, Not Just Money, End), Thinkin Bout You, Sierra Leone 4/5

Best lyric: “You don’t know how little you matter until you’re all alone". Loved Pyramid. My favorite was probably Bad Religion. I remember the first time I listened to this, I didn't understand the hype. I think its a good album but I don't really get the "one of the best albums ever created" thing.

This was pretty darn good. Not my normal thing to listen to but really enjoyed it. I only knew Super Rich Kids but it's a banger

One of my favorite Frank Ocean albums!’

Absolutely stellar album

4.0

Really good modern R&B/rap. My favorite songs are the ones with great lyrics, like ‘Super Rich Kids’ and ‘Crack Rock’.

Pleasant to listen to and suggesting great depths.

Good stuff.

Loved it. Whole album was great. Great for active listening or having on in the background. Frank Ocean is so talented.

A really good album with some instant classics. I'm a blond guy though.

I'm a little conflicted about the 4 stars but I also continue to be intrigued by this album after the first couple of listens and want to give it more time. In other words, only time will tell if I was too generous. I know it's not a five star record for me all things considered.

OFWGTTA

Some nice Frank Ocean. This and Blonde are both solid albums

I’ve never been fully able to understand the breathless acclaim this album and frank ocean in general got. People lost their minds over this and I think in a way it does it a disservice because it’s almost impossible to live up to that kind of hype. His voice is gorgeous and the production is unique and impeccable but a lot of the songs themselves miss the mark for me. This is a great album but falls just short of a 5. Wish I could’ve heard it before I heard about it.

I can't believe this record came out so long ago now, almost 11 years. It still sounds just as much like it's from the future as it did when it came out. Just a boundary pushing record.

I have been a fan of FO since Nostalgia, Ultra. I had not listen to this album in a long while. While not his best songwriting, it still brought so many memories. The music itself is just as good as I remember. The instrumentation is spectacular, specially Pyramids.

mmmmm yeah tasty

Way better than I expected. REALLY needs to be listened to on a decent sound system with proper subs though.

Album reminded me of college - "Thinkin Bout You" was great and thought the whole album was great too. 8/10.

Admittedly have never been too big of a fan of Frank Ocean but this album grows on me every time I listen

очень приятный альбом, фрэнк океан крутой, жду альбом блонд

Masterfull, for the biggest part

At the first tones I really though I would dislike this album. But I kept listening, putting the album on for a second time, a third. And it really kept growing. Some great lyrics, some outstanding song, but also some filler. I can understand why this became a big album and artist - and not just sales wise.

Ocean is funny soulful and a skilled rapper. I can’t believe I haven’t heard of him before.

Smooooooooooove. Fave track - "Super Rich Kids". That tune is a mooooood.

Top 3 Songs: 1 - Thinkin Bout You (2) 2 - Lost (11) 3 - Pyramids (10) Super Rich Kids (7)

Ok didn't think I was gonna like this but its pretty fly as they say. I feel that is Marvin Gaye was reborn he would make an album like this. Inventive soul/funk with different turns for every track. Like it a lot and and its not a genre I really listen to. 4

If Frank Ocean never makes another album again, at least I will always have Channel Orange and Blond, and all the memories associated with them. 4.5/5

Frank Ocean is one of those players who changed the game of pop music, paving the direction mainstream artists like Drake and Post Malone will take. But they're missing what makes this album so special. Channel Orange follows from 2000s neo-soul but is uniquely characterized by electronic ambience with the use of jazz, funk, and psychedelia to create mild yet memorable and relaxing landscapes. When I first heard Frank Ocean, I shrugged him off as another pop artist who was just showing off his Prince-like vocals. The tight groovy instrumentation and unique production techniques were what initially pulled me in. But it was "Sweet Life" that showed me what his voice was capable of, incredibly smooth and dynamic, and his falsetto isn't just a gimmick. The album really does fly by. People might be pushed away due to the oversaturation of "Lost" and "Thinkin About You", but coming in with a fresh mindset made me see how each song is special. I was a huge fan of every song up until "Lost", with my favorite being the epic "Pyraminds." After that it started to get a bit tiresome, but the last 3 songs are good. I'm also a fan of the interludes, highlighting production tricks that add to the mood and tie the whole experience together.

Fantastic. I didn’t make a listening log of this one because I wanted to experience it without making notes

This album is so refreshing and a great piece of music. It's hip-hop, but also, it's something more that it's impossible to explain.

Pretty nice album! Quite enjoy the overall vibe and sounds, the inclusion of John Mayer is also quite nice

Wasn't a giant fan of this album when it came out...so I was very surprised by how much I enjoyed it listening this time through. I think I am starting to understand/appreciate the hype. 4/5

Frank has a genuine angelic voice Pyramids is best track Brilliant songs THE ORANHE ALBUM

still like singles the best

Has the feel of a modern classic. You listen to it once and you're full. Best track: Pink Matter

As far as R&B and hip-hop goes this is right up my alley, and it's strange that I couldn’t get into it when it first came out. This is a natural evolution of ‘90s and ‘00s R&B, it sounds like a classic and a fresh record at the same time. The melodies are smooth, and Frank Ocean carries the music well with his emotion. Standout tracks are Super Rich Kids, Thinkin Bout You, and Lost. Only downside? Those transition tracks and some of those song introductions. Except for that PS1 start-up sound which gave me some delicious nostalgia, they added nothing to the album.

I had already heard a few songs before, but not the whole album. Pretty chill and easy to listen to. I think 5 is probably a bit too generous so 4 it is. Something I could come back to and cherry pick the songs I liked the most.

Frank Ocean.

I've heard people talk about this album constantly since it came out, but somehow never got around to a real listen...except I realized when listening how many songs I knew thru the aether came from this album. Killer 'modern' R&B and a standout album of the decade. 4.5

To say this isn't my genre is an understatement. So I approached this with some trepidation which was completely unfounded. This is a good album. It's never going to be my thing but it's melodic, interesting, has some good songs and doesn't default to the lazy end of the genre.

Great album with flawless productions and really tasteful vocals too. PS: Pyramids is definitely one of the best songs of the 2000s.

This falls under the admire more than love category. Some of that is genre related and some is age-related. I cannot relate to a lot of this in many ways. However, there is no question that Frank Ocean is a tremendous talent and for me, along with Kendrick Lamar, represent the best that I have heard of this genre. There is a boldness at work throughout his debut release, as compared with merely being boastful (a common complaint of mine). Solid throughout with no real weak tracks. I suspect that this has staying power and will be considered a classic down the road.

Best relaxte langzame hiphop, niet per se rappen maar echt zingen. Verder niet helemaal mijn ding maar was wel leuk als afwisseling. 4*

I liked this more than I had expected to. Very good album.

A good eclectic album

This is a groovy record with mostly singing and little rapping. Easy to get into, worth a listen.

Although it presents itself with a good mix and a set of lyrics that should hit clear and arouse excitement at the same time I feel like its trying to relay a message that I unfortunately do not understand, which is a shame, as music is to share that message, maybe. Definitely a 4 though, I had fun listening to it.

Already have listened to this album a billion times. Got me into actually listening to music and dissecting it. All around good album. Production and Frank's performance is amazing. Affects me all the time.

This is a very good album. It's also an album that I find difficult to contextualize. I don't know what to compare it to, which may reveal more about my ignorance of R&B than it does about Frank Ocean. I don't usually go in for the R&B genre, but this album is endeniable. Great production, compelling songwriting and lyrics, and Ocean's beautiful voice to bring it all home 4/5

4/5. I had heard this before as a longtime fan of Odd Future. Personally I prefer blond but I can easily listen to this. Favorite track is Pyramids, as popular as it is.

really enjoyed this!

2012 Hottest 100, I thought Lost would be number one. It was beaten out by Thrift Shop (and 6 other songs). What a year?!? Dear Science by Seth Sentry was robbed too. That hoverboard line... If we could just edit out all the interludes this would be a cracking album.

Succeeds at being both chilled out and, at times, heartbreaking. Nothing bad to say about it.

listened to before an R&B classic

rimelig svedigt

Channel pogange

Please… drop a new album…

J'ai vraiment aimÉ ca et j'ai trouvé ca très rafraichissant pour un albu, asserz récent. Je réécouterais mais ca vaut pas nécessairement un 5 pour moi. Très près par contre. 4.80

Very interest album. Does a lot of unique and found myself saving a lot of songs. No individual songs really jump out as greats upon the first listen, so curious what I’ll go back too

Really good mix of styles. Excellent production.

The opening listen is quite alarming as you fear this project will just be babble over a sub par neo Soul soundtrack and yet as the album progresses the appeal of Ocean is that stream of consciousness approach and an insight (or an authentic sounding facsimile) into a man’s inner musings. There are few standout tracks but as a music project it intrigues throughout and consistently engages as you try to understand what the author is about and what he is saying. Perhaps some will feel this is self obsessed but in many ways it is the perfect record for the social media generation.

Very smooth

Excellent

Ne mos pogrijesit s ovim albumom

A to je Frank. Jebiga, kvalitetno je.

8/10 Pyramids, damn

Very smooth and even in Super Rich Kids has a nod to Bennie and The Jets that I praised a few reviews ago. I'm 10 years behind, but this Ocean guy has a glowing future!!

i love his vibe and i love his songs. lost is unbeatable. a strong 7/10. i wasn’t a huge fan of the intertwined talking but i did love the album.

several really good songs with the random bleh mixed in 4.5

En jävligt stark fyra

Easy listening

It’s a cool album but I didn’t feel it leaving a lingering impact

i’d heard a bunch of the songs before, but this was my first time listening to the album as a whole. despite some awkwardness, this is brilliant and you can see how it influenced hip hop in the 2010s so well.

Really enjoyable modern r and b album by frank ocean. The beats and synths are unique. The lyrics are pretty good showing relationship issues and that of being a younger person. Several of the songs on this are great and some will be classics. This album really put him on the map as an artist that makes special music. 7.9/10

sweet

Smoother and more multi-layered than I would ever have expected.

I'm not sure if I'll come back to it, but I super enjoyed it while listening! The album had great flow and good variety

Delves into a rank genre of nonchalance, very smooth and easy to listen to. Well produced

Soul progresivo. Un 4.

I was surprised to like this. Again, hip hop is a blind spot and listening closely has been somewhat of a cultural awareness experience for a middle aged guy with relatively narrow social exposure.

Frank Ocean has the voice of an angel and he’s great at writing one-liners. There’s a lot of different sounds and styles on this album (funk, soul, hip-hop, electronic) and it can almost be too much - it’s overwhelming to listen to straight through. But it’s ambitious and the highlights are incredible. Highlights: “Thinkin Bout You,” “Sweet Life,” Earl Sweatshirt’s verse on “Super Rich Kids,” “Lost,” “Bad Religion”

I’m not a big R&B aficionado so I wasn’t sure how almost an hour long album might be. I put this on and was really surprised at the variety Frank Ocean incorporates into his grooves. Some really unusual drum parts, interesting orchestral backgrounds, psychedelic sounds and other interesting musical constructions and styles throughout. This kept my interest level high. The lyrics are interesting, often seeming almost conversational, and often dealing with some of the darker topics of life. This was all a lot more appealing than I had expected.

As brilliant as what Kanye and his fans think Kanye is.

This is a great example of an album that is meant to be listened as a whole and not just individual tracks.

When this album was first announced almost ten years ago, I took notice but a very, very long time to listen. The open letter, I'm ashamed to admit, drove me away. I wasn't prepared to face the fact that there were changes in the way musicians openly detailed relationships with the same sex and that it would inevitably, eventually, change the way we view ourselves. Channel Orange is the nucleus of which the way music (and Frank Ocean) is viewed upon as a beyond comprehensible experience. It's near hour odyssey is worthy of being considered the abundance of accolades it's been given. An essential listen. Favorites: Thinkin Bout You, Sierra Leone, Sweet Life, Super Rich Kids, Pilot Jones, Crack Rock, Pyramids, Bad Religion, Forrest Gump.

One of the best from the 2010s

Liked this more than I expected. Bonus points for the PlayStation noise in the intro!

Listened to Ocean off and on. Strong album, with some great tracks. Not my usual style/genre

His voice is beautiful but it just doesn't quite do it for me like it does for others.

daadwerkelijk geluisterd, wel goeie, ga ik vaker luisteren

Slick, soulful rnb. I can appreciate how every element is polished and well done, but still not really my thing.

Soul progresivo. Un 4.

Chill vibes

Modern classic

Generated: 4:35, 27/02/22 Listened: 27/02/22 Notes: Have heard it before, twice in Feb 2022, a top 10 album. Favorite Song: Super Rich Kids HM: Lost, Thinkin Bout U, Sweet Life, Crack Rock Genre: R&B/Soul, Indie Pop Features: Earl Sweatshirt, Andre 3000, John Mayer

4.25

I like frank. voice is smooth

Enjoyed it.

4.5

Started out indifferent, but as the guest musicians joined I found it much more enjoyable

Još iz dana slušanja njegovog Blonde albuma ostala mi je u pamćenju neka vedrina kojom mu pjesme zrače, cijenim jako!

liked this a lot

Bra spridning på 'soundet', bra kvalitet på sampling:en. Både nyskapande och klassisk, riktigt bra album från någon som verkligen förstår musik. Platsar definitivt på listan men vet inte vad som hindrar mig att ge en femma, skulle kanske gynnas av att vara lite mer fokuserad? Också, inte samma skyhöga bangerratio som Blone, bara vetskapen att det albumet finns sänker detta album lite i sin helhet. Föredrar att lyssna på Blond som album, plockar hellre individuella låtar från detta.

Fortfarande, pyramids. ryser

Would be 5 if it wasn’t so long.

Again not my usual genre but it's pretty great. Some fine hooks.

Somehow I had never sat and listened to this album. Really stands out from most R&B for me.

Not as annoying as traditional R&B. Nice work Frank!

I rarely seek out or choose R&B, though I don't really know why. R&B can be so smooth, so filled with groove, and Frank Ocean is certainly no exception. I don't listen to enough R&B to understand what makes Frank Ocean stand out and deserve the accolades he has earned over the last decade. And this is my first exposure to his music, despite having been aware of his impact. But regardless, I really enjoyed this, and maybe should seek out Frank Ocean and other similar R&B more often.

I might need to listen to this album a few more times before I can figure out how I really feel about it. My first impression is that the back half (from Pyramid on) is really in the groove but now I need to go back and listen to the first half. The fact that I WANT to listen to this album a few more times to figure out how I feel about it speaks volumes when compared to so many other albums on this list.

Frank Ocean has a unique style that’s for sure. The consensus seems to be that there is no consensus to describe him. I’d go with lounge-y, amorphous hip hop. It’s no surprise that Pyramids is my favorite track as it is upbeat with electronic elements. Overall, the vibe is a tad too laid back for me. I’d like more of the Pyramids energy. However in the end, this is better than The Bends.

CO is one of the best 2010s R&B records. I don’t come back to this one as often as I do Nostalgia Ultra or Blonde but it still has some solid tracks. This rating definitely gets a boost for how much I used to listen to this record.

I hear a lot of Gambino in Frank Ocean. Anyone who can do some genre bending and mix soulful lyrics with some silky smooth flow gets a pass from me. It gets some dings for being too long, and sounding a bit “more of the same” after the first half hour or so, but I had a great time listening to this. Super rich kids and crack rock are my faves.

Why are all these RnB albums so long? Well, there's a clear reason: Songs in the Key of Life. But why that album? Well, it's really good. Yet a further question: why draw from the same well constantly? Now that I have a harder time explaining. Admittedly, RnB has never really been my jam. I really don't feel myself prudish, but I have never considered that that what soul music needed was a dosage of crassness. Now, I recognise that as just a lazy prejudice, so I welcomed the opportunity to have my options guided by this challenge. Frank Ocean has been the best so far, but I still have a few qualms. Firstly, why the length? Remember the mantra: long and thin goes too far in; short and thick does the trick. Sweet Life and Super Rich Kids are essentially the same song, so why have both? Theere's no bad track, but the length diminishes more than it expands. Secondly, some of the lyrical conceits don't quite land. The centrepiece, Pyramids, has Cleopatra journeying to the present and becoming a stripper. I am struggling to grasp the point being made. Or take Forrest Gump, and wonder at how it casts Forrest Gump as well fuckable. One wishes for a shade more quality control. Do not misunderstand me, this is a good album (whereas Ceelo Green... Is The Soul Machine is diminishing with each new album). But the listener need not fret that much if they decide to skip it.

blonde better

Good! I liked it, I'm not the biggest R&B fan so it's not the kind of music I would choose to listen to if I had nothing else, but it's cool how Franko uses different mediums of sound on the album

Monks has a great bass line Lost is the catchiest shit ever

Debo decir que para ser de este género y de ese estilito de música sensualosa y con toda la intención de usarse para coger, este disco no me pareció nada malo. Y tenía malas espectativas porque encima de lo anterior, recuerdo que cuando salió toooooooooodo mundo estaba mame y mame y mame y mame con Frank Ocean y su Channel Orange, así que me predispuso, y la sorpresa fue positiva. Sigue sin ser mi género favorito, pero acepto que nunca se vuelve aburrido o fastidioso y no más por eso alcanza las 4 estrellas.

I love Frank Ocean, really good album.

Added. Good album but not consistent. Worth another listen or two.

pretty nice actually

Crazy debut album. Jams all the way through.

Rating: 7/10 Did not expect a PS1 intro sound on the first song. Strong beginning! I remember "Thinkin Bout You" being played constantly on the radio, overexposed me to it, so I might rate it lower based on that. "Fertilizer" is a great bridge-song. Really digging "Sweet Life", a super funky/groovy song. The bass lifts the entire song. Also really liked "Super Rich Kids". I'm a sucker for long songs, so "Pyramids" is totally my jam. That guitar at the end, and that keychange in the middle of the song. So good.

Great album, great vocals, catchy music

It’s a chill r&b album

Une belle découverte, meilleur que j'aurais pensé. Définitivement à réessayer et réessayer Blonde.

Hui, hier dann mal sehr ernsthafte (bis jetzt die hier bei weitem größte) Konkurrenz für Kanye. Man weiß erstmal gar nicht, wohin man gucken/hören soll und kommt auch bis zum ganz großen Hit - Pyramids - kaum aus dem Staunen raus. Toller Gesang, fantastische Soundscapes, Melodien die man erst kaum wahrnimmt und die einen plötzlich weit raus tragen. Und das alles viel feiner gesponnen als beim Irren mit dem Messiaskomplex, dabei aber nicht weniger aufrührerisch. Nur gegen Ende wurde es mir etwas lang, mag aber auch an allgemeiner Müdigkeit gelegen haben. Kratzt hart an der 5!

Just pressed play. Don't know anything about this record. Not sure I've heard anything on it. I generally like hip-hop/rap when it feels chill. So, I dig this. He's got a great voice. That falsetto is really great. I love it. The production sounds like there is a blanket over the speakers (see the snare sound in "Sierra Leone") and I really like that. Feels like a warm summer night.

I remember everyone getting very excited by this at the time of release. I like it, the voice is great the production is great. That said, I still don't quite "get it" - the thing that elevates it from good to great.

First time listening to Frank Ocean. He’s been very famous for very long and every time I hear his name I think of it as a sign I’m getting more out of touch. This album seemed very post modern, pulling from a lot of places, video game, TV, radio interludes. Early on in the album is felt too soft, too Pop R&B and i wasn’t feeling it—the sentiments and vibes of modern R&B doesn’t speak to me. Then I’m the middle of the album he has a run of great songs: Rich Kids, Pilot Jones, Crack Rock and Pyramids is a run of fives. Pleasantly surprised, there’s a lot of depth there, but overall a bit long and everything wasn’t a banger.

Hadn't really listened to Frank Ocean before, I enjoyed this album. Delivered far above my expectations. There was subtly and nuance here that was entirely unexpected. Just because something is popular doesn't mean it is derivative.

Heard of Ocean before this but didn't know his stuff. R&B singing isn't my favorite, but he's talented. More interesting were the beats, synths, and layers. Interesting listen.

Might feel a little different about this if it wasn't for the nostalgia surrounding it - it's a little bloated - but the hits HIT. Pyramids is still insane, plus you haven't lived until you've played die outside on a nice spring day with Lost drifting from the speaker. I could cry Already Saved: Thinkin Bout You; Super Rich Kids; Pyramids; Lost Saved After Listening: Sweet Life, Pink Matter*

Very good modern R&B, but I don't hear the "absolute classic" in it that a lot of online reviewers seem to. Well worth a listen, but it's not a new favorite of mine or anything like it.